Due to a problem with Erlestoke Manor D8059 worked the 10.30 a.m. from Kidderminster and will share the rest of diagram in tandem with steam locomotive No. 1501

Lifted from Matt Robinson on FB

Erlestoke possibly has a leaking plug

Patrick

If the class 20 and 1501 were top and tail, that's like the ELR santa trains today, which I saw at Bury. They had two trains running, City of Wells and a class 31, and the crab and a class 45, Bury to Rawtenstall. Also, a shuttle DMU 3 car + bubble car, Bury to Heywood. Presumably it takes too long to run the steam loco around its train at Rawtenstall. I hope City of Wells visits the SVR and we can have a Southern W/E with the SVRís spam cans.

So 1501 stayed at the north end in both directions. I took a look as it passed us, because I heard a diesel and saw smoke. 1501 did not seem to be doing much of the work up the bank, so was presumably mainly heating carriages.

Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway warmly welcome D8059 and D8188 to their railway. They will make a very fine permanent addition to the fleet and will see regular service on passenger trains. D8059 will arrive at the end of this month, D8188 will arrive once its been loadbanked at the Midland Railway Centre. The first outing of D8059 will be on October 9th alongside D5581(31163) which will be on a special charter.